Emerging and priority pollutants in rivers

Description:

The enduring changes in the aquatic environment and the increasing influx of contaminants call for novel conceptual and methodological approaches to relating chemical pollution and ecological alterations in ecosystems. This volume highlights the latest advances concerning the sampling, analyses, occurrence, bioavailability, and effects of emerging and priority pollutants in European rivers, the current status of the River Management Plans in Europe, and the applicability of the newly developed techniques for water monitoring purposes. The topics are discussed in the context of the EU Water Framework Directive, evaluating their shortcomings and providing a basis for doing away with them. Linking scientific research and river management practices, this book is an invaluable source of information for environmental chemists, aquatic scientists, ecologists and water managers.

subjects: Water,  Environmental aspects,  Pollution potential,  Pollution,  Water, pollution,  Pollutants,  Europe, social conditions,  Analytic Chemistry,  Environmental toxicology,  Environmental chemistry,  Ecology,  Euthenics,  Nature and nurture,  Adaptation (Biology),  Hazardous wastes,  Refuse and refuse disposal,  Sewage disposal,  Environmental sciences,  Analytical biochemistry,  Aquatic biology,  Water Quality/Water Pollution,  Waste Management/Waste Technology,  Freshwater & Marine Ecology